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Drin

American  
[dreen] / drin /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.


Drin British  
/ drɪn /

noun

  1. a river in S Europe, rising in SW Macedonia and flowing north and west, through Albania, into the Adriatic Sea. Length: about 270 km (170 miles)

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Central Uplands The central uplands region extends south from the Drin River valley, which marks the southern boundary of the North Albanian Alpine area, to the southern mountains.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern

Snow stabilizes drainage of the higher northern and eastern mountains but, unfortunately, the only major snow accumulations are in the Drin basin, influencing only the one river system.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern

On October 6, after a treacherous artillery preparation, the two armies began to cross at various points the Danube, the Save and the Drin.

From The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 by Henry Baerlein

As we approached the Albanian coast the wind freshened, and in a veritable tempest, with hail and icy rain we entered the Gulf of Drin, whose water is very turbid.

From Fighting France by John Lauris Blake Williams

The only considerable rivers flowing into the Adriatic are the Narenta, Drin and Viossa.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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